2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2016 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Lance Guidry (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Landon Hoefer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Restivo (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium (Capacity: 17,610)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southland Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^		8	–	1					10	–	3
SE Louisiana		7	–	2					7	–	4
McNeese State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Nicholls State		5	–	4					5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					5	–	6
Houston Baptist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Incarnate Word *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Lamar		3	–	6					3	–	8
Abilene Christian *		2	–	7					2	–	9
Northwestern State		0	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Previous season[]

The Cowboys finished the 2015 season 10–1, 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated 10–0 in the regular season. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to fellow Southland member Sam Houston State.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Tarleton State*	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	AACI	W 33–3	11,901
September 10	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 11	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	ESPN3	L 22–30	26,891
September 17	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	No. 14	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	L 28–31	11,742
September 24	6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	No. 24	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 42–35	4,798
October 1	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 23	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST ESPN3	W 38–13	10,130
October 8	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 20	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	L 24–31	6,165
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 23 Central Arkansas		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	L 0–35	9,253
October 22	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)	DTV	W 48–27	10,159
October 29	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	W 33–14	11,228
November 5	6:00 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 43–56	8,025
November 19	6:00 pm	Lamar		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	AACI	W 41–10	8,804
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[]

Tarleton State[]

Tarleton State at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Texans 3 0 0 0 3 • #11 Cowboys 0 20 13 0 33 Date: September 3 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 11,901 Game weather: 91°F • NE 7 • Partly cloudy Referee: Eddie Kelley Sources:

Scoring summary 1 4:20 Tarleton State Sergio Sroka 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:19 0–3 2 12:36 McNeese State Trent Manuel 22 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:44 3–3 2 10:07 McNeese State Dylan Long 1 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:37 10–3 2 5:06 McNeese State Darious Crawley 35 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:37 17–3 2 0:00 McNeese State Trent Manuel 24 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 2:52 20–7 3 10:01 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:34 27–3 3 3:30 McNeese State Dylan Long 6 yard run (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:57 33–3

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@ Louisiana–Lafayette[]

McNeese State at Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total #11 Cowboys 3 9 3 7 22 • Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 13 3 30 Date: September 10 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 26,891 Game weather: 79°F • E 4 • Partly cloudy Referee: Jason Autrey Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:33 McNeese State Trent Manuel 33 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 6:27 3–0 1 4:11 Louisiana–Lafayette Ja'Marcus Bradley 17 yard pass from Anthony Jennings (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:05 3–7 2 9:36 McNeese State Trent Manuel 40 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 35 yards, 6:01 6–7 2 6:14 Louisiana–Lafayette Anthony Jennings 3 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:22 6–14 2 0:30 McNeese State Dylan Long 1 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44 12–14 3 9:31 McNeese State Trent Manuel 28 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:24 15–14 3 7:18 Louisiana–Lafayette Raymond Calais 7 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:13 15–21 3 4:02 Louisiana–Lafayette Anthony Jennings 5 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:51 15–27 4 5:01 Louisiana–Lafayette Stevie Artigue 17 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:36 15–30 4 0:12 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 1:59 22–30

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Stephen F. Austin[]

Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total • Lumberjacks 10 7 7 7 31 #14 Cowboys 7 7 7 7 28 Date: September 17 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:50 Game attendance: 11,742 Game weather: 82°F • E 1 • Partly cloudy Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:11 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 36 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:54 0–7 1 7:44 Stephen F. Austin Storm Ruiz 40 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:45 0–10 1 5:11 McNeese State Darious Crawley 60 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:33 7–10 2 13:28 Stephen F. Austin Trae Hart 30 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:42 7–17 2 5:17 McNeese State Kent Shelby 44 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:44 14–17 3 7:25 McNeese State Kent Shelby 5 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:19 21–17 3 6:17 Stephen F. Austin De'Quann Ruffin 58 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:08 21–24 4 14:56 McNeese State Darious Crawley 10 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:04 28–24 4 3:35 Stephen F. Austin Tamrick Pace 4 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:27 28–31

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@ Incarnate Word[]

McNeese State at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total • #24 Cowboys 14 21 7 0 42 Cardinals 7 7 0 21 35 Date: September 24 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 4,798 Game weather: 77°F • NW 8 • Scattered showers Referee: Mike Cuttone Television network: UIWtv Sources: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:09 Incarnate Word Jordan Hicks 34 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:24 7–0 1 4:50 McNeese State Ryan Ross 5 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19 7–7 1 3:00 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 2 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:31 14–7 2 14:48 McNeese State Dariou Crawley 85 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:39 21–7 2 5:55 McNeese State Damon Gladney 2 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:18 28–7 2 1:16 Incarnate Word Broderick Reeves 5 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:32 28–14 2 1:04 McNeese State Khalil Thomas 97 yard kickoff return (Gunnar Raborn kick) 35–14 3 14:50 McNeese State Christi Jacobs 22 yard fumble recovery (Gunnar Raborn kick) 42–14 4 12:40 Incarnate Word Kody Edwards 9 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:41 42–21 4 6:19 Incarnate Word Dorland Fields 53 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09 42–28 4 1:37 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 11 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:53 42–35

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Nicholls State[]

Nicholls at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 3 0 3 7 13 • #23 Cowboys 7 14 7 10 38 Date: October 1 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 10,130 Game weather: 80°F • NE 2 • Partly cloudy Referee: Dan Lewis Television network: CST/ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:10 McNeese State Andre Fuller 27 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:13 7–0 1 3:08 Nicholls David McKey 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:02 7–3 2 6:24 McNeese State Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56 14–3 2 0:18 McNeese State Parker Orgeron 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:46 21–3 3 10:44 Nicholls David McKey 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:16 21–6 3 5:17 McNeese State Ryan Ross 11 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:27 28–6 4 13:35 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 37 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:35 31–6 4 8:10 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 80 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12 38–6 4 3:54 Nicholls Team 0 yard fumble return (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:16 38–13

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@ Southeastern Louisiana[]

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total #20 Cowboys 0 14 3 7 24 • Lions 7 0 17 7 31 Date: October 8 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 6,165 Game weather: 83°F • N 12 • Sunny Referee: Kevin Hassell Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:33 Southeastern Louisiana Max Lyons 0 yard fumble recovery (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, -20 yards, 1:26 0–7 2 14:55 McNeese State Nick Edwards 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 5:11 7–7 2 6:41 McNeese State Dylan Long 4 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:40 14–7 3 13:55 Southeastern Louisiana Juwaan Rogers 36 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05 14–14 3 10:51 Southeastern Louisiana Bransen Schwebel 17 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:35 14���21 3 9:22 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:21 17–21 3 5:34 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:42 17–24 4 7:42 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 19 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:03 24–24 4 0:08 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 82 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:39 24–31

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Central Arkansas[]

Central Arkansas at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total • #23 Bears 7 7 14 7 35 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 9,253 Game weather: 84°F • SSE 8 • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity Referee: C. Castleberry Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 5:52 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:15 0–7 2 7:57 Central Arkansas Antwon Wells 10 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:34 0–14 3 12:06 Central Arkansas Antwon Wells 8 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:54 0–21 3 9:20 Central Arkansas Jatavio Wilson 33 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:48 0–28 4 8:01 Central Arkansas Roman Gordon 83 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:32 0–35

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@ Northwestern State[]

McNeese State at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 14 7 17 10 48 Demons 7 7 10 3 27 Date: October 22 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 10,159 Game weather: 71°F • ESE 3 • Clear and crisp Referee: Kevin Muir Television network: DTV Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:45 McNeese State Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:10 7–0 1 8:13 Northwestern State Bobb Chan-Chan 7 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:25 7–7 1 0:10 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:12 14–7 2 6:48 McNeese State Kent Shelby 22 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:15 21–7 2 2:44 Northwestern State Ronald Green 28 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:59 21–14 3 12:43 Northwestern State Shakeir Ryan 26 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:10 21–21 3 9:02 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36 24–21 3 6:56 McNeese State Justin Pratt 47 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:58 31–21 3 4:04 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 6 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:22 38–21 3 1:07 Northwestern State Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:51 38–24 4 12:56 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 25 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:05 41–24 4 7:29 Northwestern State Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:46 41–27 4 1:25 McNeese State Jermai Antoine 70 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:30 48–27

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Abilene Christian[]

Abilene Christian at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 0 0 7 14 • Cowboys 10 9 7 7 33 Date: October 29 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 11,228 Game weather: 80°F • SSW 5 • 47%, Partly cloudy Referee: Scott Campbell Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:36 McNeese State Justin Pratt 4 yard run (Khalil Thomas kick), Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:31 7–0 1 6:16 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 13 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:38 7–7 1 1:57 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:19 10–7 2 5:27 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 13 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:18 16–7 2 0:13 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 47 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27 19–7 3 11:30 McNeese State Justin Pratt 1 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:30 26–7 4 7:37 McNeese State Benjamin Jones 16 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:40 33–7 4 4:41 Abilene Christian Tracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:56 33–14

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@ Sam Houston State[]

McNeese State at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 9 21 13 43 • #1 Bearkats 14 14 21 7 56 Date: November 5 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 8,025 Game weather: 68°F • N 4 • Overcast Referee: Marvel July Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:13 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:22 0–7 1 5:27 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 52 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:37 0–14 2 11:04 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 41 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:16 3–14 2 9:36 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:23 3–21 2 6:33 Sam Houston State Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:34 3–28 2 1:29 McNeese State Kent Shelby 4 yard pass from James Tabary (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04 9–28 3 12:39 McNeese State Justin Pratt 39 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 16–28 3 10:13 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 11 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:17 16–35 3 9:02 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:05 23–35 3 5:39 Sam Houston State Collin Rison 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:18 23–42 3 3:25 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14 30–42 3 0:54 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:24 30–49 4 11:25 McNeese State Kent Shelby 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:24 36–49 4 6:57 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 55 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:11 43–49 4 5:42 Sam Houston State Ragan Henderson 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:09 43–56

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Lamar[]

Lamar at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 7 10 • Cowboys 14 14 7 6 41 Date: November 19 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 8,804 Game weather: 56°F • N 7 • Clear, 29% Referee: Marvel July Television network: AACI Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:26 McNeese State Ryan Ross 6 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34 7–0 1 0:40 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 8:21 14–0 2 13:09 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:11 21–0 2 8:33 Lamar Juan Carranco 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:36 21–3 2 4:23 McNeese State Justin Pratt 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:33 28–3 3 3:11 McNeese State Jermaine Antoine 65 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 3:03 35–3 4 13:58 Lamar Martell Hawthorne 32 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:54 35–10 4 11:34 McNeese State James Tabary 26 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24 41–10

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Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	11	11	14	24	23	20	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR
Coaches	9	10	13	20	22	19	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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